JP3629637B2

JP3629637B2 - Game machine locking device

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Publication number: JP3629637B2
Application number: JP13772499A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 農史中村; 常男中村
Original assignee: 中東産業株式会社
Priority date: 1999-05-18
Filing date: 1999-05-18
Publication date: 2005-03-16
Anticipated expiration: 2019-05-18
Also published as: JP2000325534A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、パチンコ機、パチスロ機（スロットマシン）等のゲーム機の前面枠を本体枠に対し施錠する施錠装置に関し、特に、施錠装置に設けられるシリンダ錠の鍵穴つまり錠の正面位置を、ゲーム機の正面以外の側面等に配置することができるゲーム機の施錠装置に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来、パチンコ機、パチスロ機の前面枠を本体枠に対し施錠する装置として、取付板と支持板を断面Ｌ形に成形した縦長の基枠体の内側に、連結杆が摺動可能に配設され、支持板の上部と下部に鉤部材が傾動可能に枢支され、連結杆の上下端部が鉤部材に連結され、取付板の中間部にシリンダ錠がその錠軸を取付板に設けた孔から内側に差し込むように取付けられ、錠軸の先端に連結杆と係合するカム板が固定されてなる施錠装置が、一般に使用されている。
【０００３】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
この種の施錠装置は、基枠体の取付板の取り付け面にシリンダ錠が垂直に固定され、鍵穴を設けたシリンダ錠の正面が、施錠装置の正面に配置されるように構成されている。従って、施錠装置をゲーム機の前面枠の内側に取り付ける場合、そのシリンダ錠の鍵穴の正面が、前面枠の正面に現れるように、装着される。
【０００４】
このため、シリンダ錠の鍵穴の正面は、常にゲーム機の正面に配置され、キーをシリンダ錠の鍵穴に挿入する際には便利であるものの、ゲーム機の意匠性や外観を考慮した場合、ゲーム機の正面にシリンダ錠の鍵穴が現れると、ゲーム機の良好な意匠性や外観を悪化させ、更に、ゲーム機の前面枠をデザインする際の設計の自由度も、シリンダ錠の鍵穴により制限される問題があった。
【０００５】
本発明は、上記の課題を解決するためになされたもので、施錠装置に設けられるシリンダ錠の鍵穴の正面位置を、ゲーム機の正面から外れた側面に配置することができるゲーム機の施錠装置を提供することを目的とする。
【０００６】
【課題を解決するための手段】
このために、本発明の請求項１のゲーム機の施錠装置は、取付板と該取付板に対し略直角の支持板を有した縦長の基枠体の内側に、連結杆が摺動可能に配設され、該支持板の上部と下部に鉤部材が傾動可能に枢支され、該連結杆の上下端部が該鉤部材に連結され、該取付板の外側面に取付ブラケットを介してシリンダ錠が取り付けられ、該シリンダ錠の錠軸の回動により該連結杆が連係して摺動可能とされ、該基枠体がゲーム機の前面枠の内側に該鉤部材を本体枠側に向けて縦に取り付けられ、該本体枠の内側に取り付けた受け金具に該鉤部材を係止させて該前面枠を施錠し、該シリンダ錠の錠軸の回動により該連結杆を摺動させ該鉤部材を傾動させて解錠されるゲーム機の施錠装置において、
前記取付ブラケットには該支持板と平行に取付部が形成され、該取付部に該シリンダ錠がその鍵穴の正面を該支持板と平行にして取り付けられ、該シリンダ錠の錠軸に係合板が固定され、前記連結杆の一部に該係合板と係合可能な係合部が設けられ、該係合部は該取付板に設けた長孔から該取付板の外側に突き出して配設され、該基枠体の支持板と連結杆との間に、スイッチ手段を動作させるための作動片を有する作動杆が摺動可能に配設され、該作動杆の一部に前記シリンダ錠の係合板と係合可能な係合部が設けられ、該作動杆の係合部は該取付板に設けた長孔から該取付板の外側に突き出して配設され、該シリンダ錠の錠軸の一方への回動により該係合板が前記連結杆と係合し、該シリンダ錠の錠軸の他方への回動により該係合板が該作動杆の係合部と係合することを特徴とする。
また、本発明の請求項２のゲーム機の施錠装置は、取付板と該取付板に対し略直角の支持板を有した縦長の基枠体の内側に、連結杆が摺動可能に配設され、該支持板の上部と下部に鉤部材が傾動可能に枢支され、該連結杆の上下端部が該鉤部材に連結され、該取付板の外側面に取付ブラケットを介してシリンダ錠が取り付けられ、該シリンダ錠の錠軸の回動により該連結杆が連係して摺動可能とされ、該基枠体がゲーム機の前面枠の内側に該鉤部材を本体枠側に向けて縦に取り付けられ、該本体枠の内側に取り付けた受け金具に該鉤部材を係止させて該前面枠を施錠し、該シリンダ錠の錠軸の回動により該連結杆を摺動させ該鉤部材を傾動させて解錠されるゲーム機の施錠装置において、
前記取付ブラケットには前記基枠体の取付板に対する角度を９０度未満に傾斜させて取付部が形成され、該取付部に前記シリンダ錠がその鍵穴の正面を該基枠体の支持板と平行な面より内側に傾斜して取り付けられ、該シリンダ錠の錠軸に係合板が固定され、前記連結杆の一部に該係合板と係合可能な係合部が設けられ、該係合部は該取付板に設けた長孔から該取付板の外側に突き出して配設され、該基枠体の支持板と連結杆との間に、スイッチ手段を動作させるための作動片を有する作動杆が摺動可能に配設され、該作動杆の一部に前記シリンダ錠の係合板と係合可能な係合部が形成され、該作動杆の係合部は該取付板に設けた長孔から該取付板の外側に突き出して配設され、該シリンダ錠の錠軸の一方への回動により該係合板が前記連結杆と係合し、該シリンダ錠の錠軸の他方への回動により該係合板が該作動杆の係合部と係合することを特徴とする。
【０００８】
【作用】
このように構成された施錠装置は、ゲーム機の前面枠の縦枠部分に、その取付板を正面に向けて、鉤部材を本体枠側に向けて取付けられる。このとき、シリンダ錠の鍵穴の正面は、取付ブラケットを介して基枠体の側面と平行に又は側面より内側に傾斜して取り付けられているから、正面（前面）に対し直角な側面を持つ通常のゲーム機の前面枠に、或は正面と直角な面より内側に傾斜した側面を持つゲーム機の前面枠に、シリンダ錠の鍵穴の正面をその側面に位置させて装着することができる。従って、ゲーム機の前面枠の正面デザインは、鍵穴を考慮せずにゲーム機特有の装飾を施した良好なデザインとすることができ、そのデザインを鍵穴が悪化させることはなく、前面枠の優れた意匠性を確保することができる。
【０００９】
この施錠装置では、ゲーム機の本体枠に対し前面枠を閉じると、上下の鉤部材が本体枠側に設けた受け金具に当たりながら前進し、それにより上下の鉤部材が傾動して受け金具の係止部に係止され、施錠される。解錠する際には、キーをシリンダ錠の鍵穴に差し込み、回動すると、その錠軸と係合板が回動し、これにより、係合部を介して係合する連結杆が摺動し、上下の鉤部材が傾動して、受け金具との係合を解除し、解錠される。
【００１０】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の実施例を図面に基づいて説明する。図１〜図４は施錠装置の正面図、右側面図、左側面図、背面図を各々示し、図６はその分解斜視図を示している。それらの図において、１は鋼板をプレス加工して形成された縦長の基枠体であり、横断面が略コ字状に形成され、正面側が取付板２として形成され、左側面側が取付板２に対し略直角の支持板３として形成される。
【００１１】
支持板３の上部に鉤部材４用の枢支部３ａが幅広に形成され、その中間部に非接触スイッチ用の取付部３ｃが形成され、その下部に鉤部材５用の枢支部３ｂが幅広に形成される。上部の枢支部３ａには、枢軸４ａによって鉤部材４が下側に傾動可能に軸支され、中間の取付部３ｃの外側には取付ブラケット２３を介して非接触スイッチ２２が取り付けられる。更に、下部の枢支部３ｂには、枢軸５ａにより鉤部材５が上側に傾動可能に軸支される。
【００１２】
図６に示すように、上記取付ブラケット２３にはその正面側に保護壁２３ａが設けられ、非接触スイッチ２２を正面側から覆い保護する機能を有している。非接触スイッチ２２としては、投光器と受光器を挿入空間を介して対向配置した光電スイッチが使用されるが、近接スイッチを使用することもできる。非接触スイッチ２２の挿入空間には、後述の作動杆１６に設けた作動片１６ａが進入可能であり、作動片１６ａの進入により非接触スイッチ２２はオン動作を行なう。
【００１３】
上の鉤部材４はその三角形頭部の元部に係合凹部４ｃを上側に有し、下の鉤部材５はその三角形頭部の元部に係合凹部５ｃを下側に有している。基枠体１の内側には、支持板３に沿って連結杆６が摺動可能に配設される。連結杆６の上部は、支持板３の一部を切り起してなるガイド部３ｄによりガイドされて上下摺動する。上の鉤部材４の取付板２側の端部に連結杆６の上端が連結軸４ｂで連結され、下の鉤部材５の中間部に連結杆６の下端が連結軸５ｂで連結される。つまり、上の鉤部材４の枢軸４ａが連結軸４ｂと先端との間に位置し、下の鉤部材５の枢軸５ａは連結軸５ｂと取付板２との間に位置する。従って、連結杆６を上側に揩動させると、上の鉤部材４は水平状態から下側に傾動し、逆に下の鉤部材５は水平状態から上側に傾動する。
【００１４】
図６に示すように、連結杆６の中間部には、後述のシリンダ錠７の錠軸の係合板８に係合する孔状の係合部６ｂが正面側に延設され、この係合部６ｂは取付板２に設けた長孔２ａを通して取付板２の正面側に突出する。上記作動杆１６は支持板３と連結杆６の間に摺動可能に配設され、作動片１６ａを支持板３の上から外側の非接触スイッチ２２側に突き出して配置される。この作動杆１６にも孔状の係合部１６ｂが正面側に延設され、係合部１６ｂは長孔２ａを通して取付板２の正面側に突出する。更に、作動杆１６にはガイド凸部１６ｃがその側壁の一部を押出加工して突設され、連結杆６には、このガイド凸部１６ｃが嵌入して長手方向への摺動移動をガイドするためのガイド孔６ｃが形成される。
【００１５】
取付板２の中間部の正面側に、シリンダ錠取付用の取付ブラケット２４が固定される。この取付ブラケット２４は、取付板２の正面に固定される基部２４ａと、基部２４ａから直角に曲げて外側つまり右側面を向けて形成された取付部２４ｂと、を設けて構成され、取付部２４ｂにはシリンダ錠７を取付・固定するための取付孔２４ｃが設けられる。取付ブラケット２４は基枠体１の取付板２の正面側に取付部２４ｂを突き出した形態で、固定ねじにより固定されるが、取付ブラケット２４の側部の取付板２上に長孔２ａが形成され、この長孔２ａを通して連結杆６の係合部６ｂと作動杆１６の係合部１６ｂが基枠体１の内側から、取付板２の正面側に突出する。
【００１６】
また、取付ブラケット２４の基部２４ａの両側には、直角に曲げた突出壁部２４ｄが設けられ、装着時、この突出壁部２４ｄが取付板２の長孔部から基枠体１の内側に進入し、取付ブラケット２４の位置決めを行なうと共に、連結杆６の係合部６ｂと作動杆１６の係合部１６ｂの周囲を基枠体１の内側上下で覆い、針がねなどによる不正解錠を防止する。
【００１７】
シリンダ錠７は、取付ブラケット２４の取付部２４ｂに設けた取付孔２４ｃに挿入され、その鍵穴の正面（前面）を外側つまり右側面に向けて、ナット７ａにより締付固定され、その端部から突出する錠軸の先端に、係合凸部８ａを有する係合板８がナット８ｂにより固定される。この係合凸部８ａは、上記連結杆６の孔状の係合部６ｂと上記作動杆１６の孔状の係合部１６ｂに係合可能に配設される。図５に示すように、取付ブラケット２４の取付部２４ｂが取付板２に対し９０°の角度で配置されるため、取付部２４ｂに取り付けられたシリンダ錠７の鍵穴の正面（前面）は、装着時に正面を向く取付板２に対し、側方を向くことになる。
【００１８】
なお、シリンダ錠７には、キーの差し込みの容易なテーパ状の鍵穴を有したシリンダ錠、つまり鍵穴の正面側が前面に向けて開くような円錐形開口部を有するシリンダ錠を使用することができ、このようなシリンダ錠を使用すれば、前面枠の側面に鍵穴が配置されていても、ゲーム機の正面側から比較的容易にキーの差し込みを行なうことができる。
【００１９】
基枠体１内に所定の範囲で摺動可能に配設された連結杆６と作動杆１６の間にに、コイルばね１１がかけ渡され、連結杆６と作動杆１６を相反方向につまり連結杆６を上側に作動杆１６を下側に付勢している。コイルばね１１の付勢力により、定常時、連結杆６はその上昇端で静止して上下の鉤部材４、５を水平に位置させ、作動杆１６はその下降端で静止して作動片１６ａを非接触スイッチ２２の外に位置させる。更に、支持板３の枢支部３ａの下部に、ローラ１２が回転自在に軸支される。ローラ１２は支持板３の枢支部３ａから少し突出し、閉鎖時に本体側の滑り板２１上に乗り転動し、前面枠の開閉動作を円滑にする。
【００２０】
このように構成された施錠装置は、図７、図８に示すように、ゲーム機の前面枠（前扉）１９の縦枠部分に、その取付板２を正面に向けて、鉤部材４、５を本体枠（キャビネット）２０側に向けて取付けられる。このとき、シリンダ錠７の鍵穴を設けた正面は、取付ブラケット２４の取付部２４ｂが取付板２に対し９０°の角度で位置するため、前面枠１９の側面に現れる。従って、前面枠１９の正面は、鍵穴を考慮せずにゲーム機特有の装飾を施した良好なデザインとすることができ、そのデザインを鍵穴が悪化させることはなく、前面枠の良好な意匠性を確保することができる。
【００２１】
本体枠２０の内側には、上下に係止部１８ａ，１８ｂを有した受け金具１８が、上下の上記鉤部材４、５に対向した位置に係止部１８ａ，１８ｂを位置させて、取付けられる。また、受け金具１８には、閉鎖時にローラ１２がのって転動する滑り板２１が設けられる。
【００２２】
ゲーム機の前面枠１９を閉じると、前面枠側に固定された施錠装置の上側の鉤部材４の三角形頭部は、本体枠２０側に固定された受け金具１８の係止部１８ａ下縁部に当りながら下側に傾動し、係合凹部４ｃに入ったところで、コイルばね１１の付勢力によって上側に回動して戻り、そこに係止される。また、下側の鉤部材５の三角形頭部は、本体枠２０側に固定された受け金具１８の係止部１８ｂの上縁部に当りながら上側に傾動し、係合凹部５ｃに入ったところで、コイルばね１１の付勢力によって下側に回動して戻り、そこに係止される。
【００２３】
このような施錠時、鉤部材４、５が受け金具１８の係止部１８ａ，１８ｂに当接して傾動されることにより、施錠装置はその傾動方向の荷重を受けるが、上部と下部の鉤部材４、５が相反方向に傾動するため、上部と下部の鉤部材４、５によって生じる荷重は相反方向となって、施錠装置にかかる荷重が打ち消される。このため、施錠装置の各部や取付け部に生じ易い、施錠時の衝撃的な荷重による緩みや摩耗等の悪影響を防止することができる。
【００２４】
前面枠１９を解錠する場合は、前面枠１９の側面に位置するシリンダ錠７の鍵穴にキーを差し込み、シリンダ錠７の錠軸を時計方向に回すと、係合板８が同方向に回転し、その係合凸部８ａと連結杆６の係合部６ｂとが係合して連結杆６を下方へ摺動させ、上の鉤部材４が下方へ回動し、下の鉤部材５が上方へ回動する。この鉤部材４、５の回動によって、本体枠２０側の受け金具１８の係止部１８ａ，１８ｂとの係合が外れ、前面枠１９は開放可能な状態となる。また、このような解錠時においても、上下の鉤部材４、５が相反方向に傾動することになるため、傾動時に施錠装置にかかる荷重がバランスのとれたものとなり、解錠をスムーズに行うことができる。
【００２５】
一方、ゲーム機のリセット操作を行なう際には、前面枠１９の側面の鍵穴にキーを差し込み、キーを反時計方向に回して係合板８を同方向に回動させる。このとき、係合板８の係合凸部８ａが作動杆１６の係合部１６ｂと係合してこれを上方に摺動させ、その作動片１６ａが非接触スイッチ２２の検出部（挿入空間）に進入し、非接触スイッチ２２がオン動作し、ゲーム機にリセット信号を発生させる。
【００２６】
ゲーム機のリセット操作を行なう場合、通常、ゲーム機の前に遊技者が座った状態で、ホールの係員がキーを施錠装置のシリンダ錠に差し込んでリセットするが、この施錠装置では、前面枠１９の側面に鍵穴が現れるから、係員は遊技者の横からキーを鍵穴に差し込んでリセット操作を行なうことができ、遊技者にゲーム機の前から離れてもらう等の迷惑をかけずに、簡単にリセット操作を行なうことができる。また、解錠操作の場合も同様である。
【００２７】
図９は他の実施例の施錠装置を示している。この施錠装置は、シリンダ錠７の鍵穴の前面が、取付板２の正面に対し、９０°より小さい角度θで配置される。即ち、ここで使用されるシリンダ錠７用の取付ブラケット４４は、その基部４４ａに対し取付部４４ｂが９０°より小さい角度θに曲げて形成される。このため、シリンダ錠７の取付角度は、基枠体１の取付板２に対し角度θだけ傾斜したものとなり、シリンダ錠７の鍵穴の正面が、基枠体１の側面より内側に（９０°−θ）の角度だけ、傾斜して取り付けられる。
【００２８】
このような取付ブラケット４４を使用した施錠装置では、図９に示すように、連結杆６の係合部６ｂと作動杆１６の係合部１６ｂを、取付部４４ｂに合わせるように、正面視で左側に角度θだけ曲折すれば、シリンダ錠７の係合板８と係合部６ｂ，１６ｂを容易に係合させることができ、シリンダ錠７やその錠軸に取付られる係合板８等の構造は、上記実施例と同じにすることができる。
【００２９】
このように、シリンダ錠７の鍵穴の正面の角度を、基枠体１の取付面に対し角度θだけ傾斜した構造の施錠装置は、ゲーム機の前面枠の側面が、その正面に対し直角ではなく斜めに、つまり角度θだけ内側に傾斜している場合に、有効に使用することができ、シリンダ錠７の鍵穴の前面を、その前面枠の側面に沿って配置することができる。
【００３０】
なお、上記実施例では、上下の鉤部材４、５を相反方向に傾動させて施錠・解錠する構造としたが、上下の鉤部材を上方或は下方と同じ方向に傾動させて施錠・解錠する構造とすることもできる。
【００３１】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、本発明のゲーム機の施錠装置によれば、上記のように構成したから、施錠装置に設けられるシリンダ錠の鍵穴の正面位置を、ゲーム機の正面から外れた側面に配置することができ、ゲーム機の前面枠の正面デザインを、鍵穴を考慮せずにゲーム機特有の装飾を施した良好なデザインとすることができ、そのデザインを鍵穴が悪化させることはなく、前面枠の優れた意匠性を確保することができる。また、鍵穴が側面にくるため、ゲーム機の前に座った遊技者に迷惑をかけずに、キー操作を行なうことができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の一実施例を示す施錠装置の正面図である。
【図２】その右側面図である。
【図３】同装置の左側面図である。
【図４】その背面図である。
【図５】同装置の拡大平面図である。
【図６】同装置の分解斜視図である。
【図７】施錠装置を取り付けたゲーム機の概略斜視図である。
【図８】ゲーム機に取り付けた使用状態を示す施錠装置の平面図である。
【図９】他の実施例の施錠装置の拡大平面図である。
【符号の説明】
１−基枠体
２−取付板
３−支持板
４，５−鉤部材
６−連結杆
７−シリンダ錠
８−係合板
１６−作動杆
２４−取付ブラケット[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a locking device that locks a front frame of a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a pachislot machine (slot machine) to a main body frame, and in particular, a key hole of a cylinder lock provided in the locking device, that is, a front position of a lock, The present invention relates to a locking device for a game machine that can be arranged on a side surface other than the front side of the machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a device that locks the front frame of pachinko machines and pachislot machines to the main body frame, a connecting rod is slidably arranged inside a vertically long base frame that has an L-shaped mounting plate and support plate The upper and lower ends of the support plate are pivotally supported so that they can tilt, the upper and lower ends of the connecting rod are connected to the flange member, and a cylinder lock is provided on the mounting plate at the middle of the mounting plate. A locking device that is attached so as to be inserted inward from a hole and has a cam plate that engages with a connecting rod fixed to the tip of a lock shaft is generally used.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
This type of locking device is configured such that the cylinder lock is vertically fixed to the mounting surface of the mounting plate of the base frame body, and the front surface of the cylinder lock provided with the keyhole is disposed on the front surface of the locking device. Therefore, when the locking device is attached to the inside of the front frame of the game machine, it is mounted so that the front of the keyhole of the cylinder lock appears on the front of the front frame.
[0004]
For this reason, the front of the keyhole of the cylinder lock is always placed in front of the game machine, which is convenient when inserting the key into the keyhole of the cylinder lock, but in consideration of the design and appearance of the game machine, If the keyhole of the cylinder lock appears on the front of the machine, it will deteriorate the good design and appearance of the game machine, and the design freedom when designing the front frame of the game machine will also be limited by the keyhole of the cylinder lock. There was a problem.
[0005]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and a locking device for a game machine in which the front position of a keyhole of a cylinder lock provided in the locking device can be disposed on a side surface away from the front surface of the game machine. The purpose is to provide.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
For this purpose, the locking device for a game machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is such that the connecting rod is slidable inside the vertically long base frame having a mounting plate and a support plate substantially perpendicular to the mounting plate. is arranged, hook member on the top and bottom of the support plate is pivotally supported tiltably, upper and lower end portions of the connecting rod is connected to the hook member via the mounting bracket on the outer surface of the mounting plate cylinder A lock is attached, and the connecting rod is linked and slidable by rotation of the lock shaft of the cylinder lock , and the base frame body faces the main frame toward the inside of the front frame of the game machine. The front frame is locked by locking the flange member to a metal fitting attached to the inside of the main body frame, and the connecting rod is slid by rotating the lock shaft of the cylinder lock. In the locking device of the game machine that is unlocked by tilting the heel member ,
The attachment portion parallel to the support plate is formed in the mounting bracket, the cylinder lock is attached to the keyhole of the front in parallel with the support plate to the mounting portion, the engaging plate to lock axis of the cylinder lock fixed, the engaging plate engageable with the engaging portion is provided in a part of the connecting rod, the engaging portion is disposed projecting from a long hole formed in the mounting plate on the outside of the mounting plate An operating rod having an operating piece for operating the switch means is slidably disposed between the support plate of the base frame and the connecting rod, and the cylinder lock is engaged with a part of the operating rod. An engagement portion that can be engaged with the plywood is provided, and the engagement portion of the operating rod projects from the elongated hole provided in the attachment plate to the outside of the attachment plate, and is provided on one of the lock shafts of the cylinder lock. The engagement plate engages with the connecting rod by turning to the other side, and the engagement plate moves to the other side by turning to the other side of the lock shaft of the cylinder lock. And wherein the engaging portion engages the rod.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a locking device for a game machine, wherein a connecting rod is slidably disposed inside a vertically long base frame having a mounting plate and a support plate substantially perpendicular to the mounting plate. The hook member is pivotally supported on the upper and lower parts of the support plate, the upper and lower ends of the connecting rod are connected to the flange member, and a cylinder lock is attached to the outer surface of the mounting plate via a mounting bracket. The connecting rod is linked and slidable by rotation of the lock shaft of the cylinder lock, and the base frame body is placed vertically inside the front frame of the game machine with the collar member facing the main body frame. The hook member is locked to a metal fitting attached to the inside of the main body frame, the front frame is locked, and the connecting rod is slid by rotating the lock shaft of the cylinder lock. In the locking device of the game machine that is unlocked by tilting,
An attachment portion is formed on the attachment bracket by inclining an angle of the base frame body with respect to the attachment plate to less than 90 degrees, and the cylinder lock is parallel to the support plate of the base frame body on the front surface of the key hole. An engaging plate is fixed to the lock shaft of the cylinder lock, and an engaging portion that can be engaged with the engaging plate is provided on a part of the connecting rod. Is an operating rod having an operating piece for operating the switch means between the support plate of the base frame and the connecting rod, which is arranged to protrude from the long hole provided in the mounting plate to the outside of the mounting plate. Is formed slidably, and an engaging portion that can be engaged with the engaging plate of the cylinder lock is formed in a part of the operating rod. The engaging portion of the operating rod is a long hole provided in the mounting plate. Projecting from the mounting plate to the outside of the mounting plate, and the engagement plate is connected to the coupling shaft by turning to one of the lock shafts of the cylinder lock. Engagement with, the engagement plywood by the rotation of the other lock shaft of the cylinder lock, characterized in that the engagement with the engaging portion of the operating rod.
[0008]
[Action]
The locking device configured as described above is attached to the vertical frame portion of the front frame of the game machine with the mounting plate facing the front and the scissors member facing the main body frame. At this time, the front surface of the keyhole of the cylinder lock is mounted parallel to the side surface of the base frame body or inclined inward from the side surface via the mounting bracket, and thus usually has a side surface perpendicular to the front surface (front surface). The front surface of the keyhole of the cylinder lock can be mounted on the front frame of the game machine or on the front frame of the game machine having a side surface inclined inward from a plane perpendicular to the front surface. Therefore, the front design of the front frame of the game machine can be a good design with a decoration specific to the game machine without considering the key hole, and the design does not deteriorate the key hole, and the front frame is excellent Designability can be ensured.
[0009]
In this locking device, when the front frame is closed with respect to the main body frame of the game machine, the upper and lower hook members move forward while hitting the receiving bracket provided on the main body frame side, whereby the upper and lower hook members are tilted to engage the receiving bracket. Locked to the stopper and locked. When unlocking, when the key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock and rotated, the lock shaft and the engagement plate rotate, thereby sliding the connecting rod engaged through the engagement portion, The upper and lower flange members are tilted to release the engagement with the receiving metal and are unlocked.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show a front view, a right side view, a left side view, and a rear view of the locking device, respectively, and FIG. 6 shows an exploded perspective view thereof. In the figures, 1 is a base frame of portrait formed by pressing a steel plate, is formed in cross section substantially U-shaped, the front side is formed as a mounting plate 2, the left side surface side mounting plate 2 The support plate 3 is formed at a substantially right angle to the support plate 3.
[0011]
A pivot part 3a for the collar member 4 is formed wide on the upper part of the support plate 3, an attachment part 3c for a non-contact switch is formed in the middle part, and a pivot part 3b for the collar member 5 is wide on the lower part. It is formed. The upper support portion 3a is pivotally supported by the pivot 4a so as to be able to tilt downward, and a non-contact switch 22 is attached to the outer side of the intermediate attachment portion 3c via a mounting bracket 23. Further, the flange member 5 is pivotally supported on the lower pivot support portion 3b by the pivot shaft 5a so as to be tiltable upward.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting bracket 23 is provided with a protective wall 23a on the front side thereof, and has a function of covering and protecting the non-contact switch 22 from the front side. As the non-contact switch 22, a photoelectric switch in which a light projector and a light receiver are arranged to face each other via an insertion space is used, but a proximity switch can also be used. An operating piece 16a provided in a later-described operating rod 16 can enter the insertion space of the non-contact switch 22, and the non-contact switch 22 is turned on when the operating piece 16a enters.
[0013]
The upper flange member 4 has an engagement recess 4c on the upper side of its triangular head, and the lower flange member 5 has an engagement recess 5c on its lower side. . A connecting rod 6 is slidably disposed along the support plate 3 inside the base frame 1. The upper part of the connecting rod 6 is guided by a guide portion 3d formed by cutting and raising a part of the support plate 3, and slides up and down. The upper end of the connecting rod 6 is connected to the end of the upper flange member 4 on the mounting plate 2 side by the connecting shaft 4b, and the lower end of the connecting rod 6 is connected to the middle portion of the lower flange member 5 by the connecting shaft 5b. That is, the pivot shaft 4 a of the upper flange member 4 is positioned between the connection shaft 4 b and the tip, and the pivot shaft 5 a of the lower flange member 5 is positioned between the connection shaft 5 b and the mounting plate 2. Therefore, when the connecting rod 6 is swung upward, the upper rod member 4 tilts downward from the horizontal state, and conversely, the lower rod member 5 tilts upward from the horizontal state.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 6, a hole-like engaging portion 6b that engages with an engaging plate 8 of a lock shaft of a cylinder lock 7 to be described later is provided at the intermediate portion of the connecting rod 6 so as to extend to the front side. The part 6 b protrudes to the front side of the mounting plate 2 through a long hole 2 a provided in the mounting plate 2. The operating rod 16 is slidably disposed between the support plate 3 and the connecting rod 6, and the operating piece 16a is disposed so as to protrude from the top of the support plate 3 to the outer non-contact switch 22 side. The operating rod 16 also has a hole-like engaging portion 16b extending to the front side, and the engaging portion 16b protrudes to the front side of the mounting plate 2 through the long hole 2a. Further, a guide convex portion 16c is protruded from the operation rod 16 by extruding a part of its side wall, and the guide convex portion 16c is fitted into the connecting rod 6 to guide the sliding movement in the longitudinal direction. A guide hole 6c is formed.
[0015]
A mounting bracket 24 for mounting the cylinder lock is fixed to the front side of the intermediate portion of the mounting plate 2. The mounting bracket 24 includes a base portion 24a that is fixed to the front surface of the mounting plate 2, and a mounting portion 24b that is bent at a right angle from the base portion 24a so as to face the outer side, that is, the right side surface. Is provided with a mounting hole 24c for mounting and fixing the cylinder lock 7. The mounting bracket 24 is fixed by a fixing screw in a form in which a mounting portion 24b protrudes from the front side of the mounting plate 2 of the base frame body 1, and a long hole 2a is formed on the mounting plate 2 on the side portion of the mounting bracket 24. Then, the engaging portion 6b of the connecting rod 6 and the engaging portion 16b of the operating rod 16 protrude from the inner side of the base frame 1 to the front side of the mounting plate 2 through the long hole 2a.
[0016]
Further, projecting wall portions 24d bent at right angles are provided on both sides of the base portion 24a of the mounting bracket 24, and when mounted, the projecting wall portions 24d enter the inside of the base frame body 1 from the long hole portions of the mounting plate 2. Then, the mounting bracket 24 is positioned, and the periphery of the engaging portion 6b of the connecting rod 6 and the engaging portion 16b of the operating rod 16 is covered with the upper and lower sides of the base frame body 1 so that unauthorized unlocking by a needle spring or the like is performed. To prevent.
[0017]
The cylinder lock 7 is inserted into a mounting hole 24c provided in the mounting portion 24b of the mounting bracket 24, and is fastened and fixed by a nut 7a with the front surface (front surface) of the key hole directed to the outside, that is, the right side surface. An engagement plate 8 having an engagement projection 8a is fixed to the tip of the protruding lock shaft by a nut 8b. The engaging convex portion 8 a is disposed so as to be engageable with the hole-shaped engaging portion 6 b of the connecting rod 6 and the hole-shaped engaging portion 16 b of the operating rod 16. As shown in FIG. 5, since the mounting portion 24b of the mounting bracket 24 is disposed at an angle of 90 ° with respect to the mounting plate 2, the front (front surface) of the key hole of the cylinder lock 7 attached to the mounting portion 24b is mounted. Sometimes the side faces the mounting plate 2 facing the front.
[0018]
The cylinder lock 7 can be a cylinder lock having a tapered keyhole in which a key can be easily inserted, that is, a cylinder lock having a conical opening in which the front side of the keyhole opens toward the front. If such a cylinder lock is used, the key can be inserted relatively easily from the front side of the game machine even if the keyhole is disposed on the side surface of the front frame.
[0019]
A coil spring 11 is stretched between a connecting rod 6 and an operating rod 16 that are slidably disposed within a predetermined range within the base frame body 1, and the connecting rod 6 and the operating rod 16 are in opposite directions. The connecting rod 6 is biased upward and the operating rod 16 is biased downward. Due to the urging force of the coil spring 11, in a steady state, the connecting rod 6 is stationary at its rising end and the upper and lower rod members 4 and 5 are positioned horizontally, and the operating rod 16 is stationary at its descending end and the operating piece 16a is moved. It is located outside the non-contact switch 22. Further, the roller 12 is rotatably supported at the lower portion of the pivot portion 3 a of the support plate 3. The roller 12 slightly protrudes from the pivotal support portion 3a of the support plate 3 and rolls on the sliding plate 21 on the main body side when closed to facilitate the opening and closing operation of the front frame.
[0020]
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the locking device configured as described above has a vertical frame portion of a front frame (front door) 19 of the game machine, with the mounting plate 2 facing the front, 5 is attached toward the main body frame (cabinet) 20 side. At this time, the front surface provided with the keyhole of the cylinder lock 7 appears on the side surface of the front frame 19 because the mounting portion 24 b of the mounting bracket 24 is positioned at an angle of 90 ° with respect to the mounting plate 2. Therefore, the front surface of the front frame 19 can be a good design with a decoration specific to a game machine without considering the keyhole, and the design does not deteriorate the keyhole, and the front frame has a good design. Can be secured.
[0021]
On the inner side of the main body frame 20, a receiving metal fitting 18 having upper and lower locking portions 18 a and 18 b is attached with the locking portions 18 a and 18 b positioned at positions facing the upper and lower flange members 4 and 5. . In addition, the receiving bracket 18 is provided with a sliding plate 21 on which the roller 12 rolls when closed.
[0022]
When the front frame 19 of the game machine is closed, the triangular head of the upper collar member 4 of the locking device fixed to the front frame side is the lower edge of the locking portion 18a of the catch 18 fixed to the main body frame 20 side. When it enters into the engaging recess 4c, it returns to the upper side by the urging force of the coil spring 11 and is locked there. Further, the triangular head portion of the lower flange member 5 tilts upward while hitting the upper edge of the locking portion 18b of the metal fitting 18 fixed on the main body frame 20 side, and enters the engagement recess 5c. The coil spring 11 is rotated downward by the urging force of the coil spring 11 and is locked there.
[0023]
At the time of such locking, the locking members receive the load in the tilting direction by tilting the locking members 4, 5 in contact with the locking portions 18 a, 18 b of the catch 18, but the upper and lower locking members Since 4 and 5 tilt in the opposite direction, the load generated by the upper and lower flange members 4 and 5 becomes the opposite direction, and the load applied to the locking device is canceled out. For this reason, it is possible to prevent adverse effects such as loosening and wear due to an impact load at the time of locking, which are likely to occur in each part and attachment part of the locking device.
[0024]
When unlocking the front frame 19, when the key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 7 located on the side surface of the front frame 19 and the lock shaft of the cylinder lock 7 is turned clockwise, the engagement plate 8 rotates in the same direction. The engaging protrusion 8a and the engaging portion 6b of the connecting rod 6 are engaged to slide the connecting rod 6 downward, the upper flange member 4 is rotated downward, and the lower flange member 5 is moved downward. Rotate upward. By the rotation of the flange members 4 and 5, the engagement with the locking portions 18 a and 18 b of the metal fitting 18 on the main body frame 20 side is released, and the front frame 19 becomes openable. In addition, even during such unlocking, the upper and lower flange members 4 and 5 tilt in the opposite direction, so that the load applied to the locking device during the tilting is balanced, and the unlocking is performed smoothly. be able to.
[0025]
On the other hand, when performing a reset operation of the game machine, a key is inserted into the key hole on the side surface of the front frame 19, and the key is turned counterclockwise to rotate the engagement plate 8 in the same direction. At this time, the engaging convex portion 8a of the engaging plate 8 engages with the engaging portion 16b of the operating rod 16 and slides upward, and the operating piece 16a becomes the detecting portion (insertion space) of the non-contact switch 22. , The non-contact switch 22 is turned on, causing the game machine to generate a reset signal.
[0026]
When performing a reset operation of the game machine, the hall attendant usually resets by inserting a key into the cylinder lock of the lock device while the player is sitting in front of the game machine. In this lock device, the front frame 19 Since the keyhole appears on the side of the player, the clerk can insert the key into the keyhole from the side of the player and perform the reset operation, without causing the player to move away from the front of the game machine. A reset operation can be performed. The same applies to the unlocking operation.
[0027]
FIG. 9 shows a locking device of another embodiment. In this locking device, the front surface of the keyhole of the cylinder lock 7 is arranged at an angle θ smaller than 90 ° with respect to the front surface of the mounting plate 2. That is, the mounting bracket 44 for the cylinder lock 7 used here is formed by bending the mounting portion 44b at an angle θ smaller than 90 ° with respect to the base portion 44a. For this reason, the mounting angle of the cylinder lock 7 is inclined by an angle θ with respect to the mounting plate 2 of the base frame 1, and the front surface of the keyhole of the cylinder lock 7 is inside (90 °) from the side surface of the base frame 1. Mounted at an angle of −θ).
[0028]
In the locking device using such a mounting bracket 44, as shown in FIG. 9, the engaging portion 6b of the connecting rod 6 and the engaging portion 16b of the operating rod 16 are aligned with the mounting portion 44b in a front view. If the left side is bent by an angle θ, the engagement plate 8 of the cylinder lock 7 and the engagement portions 6b and 16b can be easily engaged, and the structure of the cylinder lock 7 and the engagement plate 8 attached to the lock shaft is as follows. This can be the same as the above embodiment.
[0029]
As described above, the locking device having a structure in which the angle of the front surface of the keyhole of the cylinder lock 7 is inclined by the angle θ with respect to the mounting surface of the base frame 1 is such that the side surface of the front frame of the game machine is perpendicular to the front surface. If it is inclined obliquely, that is, if it is inclined inward by the angle θ, it can be used effectively, and the front surface of the keyhole of the cylinder lock 7 can be arranged along the side surface of the front frame.
[0030]
In the above embodiment, the upper and lower hook members 4 and 5 are tilted in the opposite direction to lock and unlock, but the upper and lower hook members are tilted in the same direction as above or below to lock and unlock. It can also be set as the structure to lock.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the locking device for a game machine of the present invention, since it is configured as described above, the front position of the keyhole of the cylinder lock provided in the locking device is arranged on the side surface that is off the front surface of the game machine. The front design of the front frame of the game machine can be a good design with a decoration specific to the game machine without considering the keyhole, and the design does not deteriorate the keyhole, the front Excellent design properties of the frame can be ensured. In addition, since the keyhole comes to the side, the key operation can be performed without causing trouble to the player sitting in front of the game machine.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a locking device showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof.
FIG. 3 is a left side view of the apparatus.
FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of the apparatus.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the apparatus.
FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a game machine to which a locking device is attached.
FIG. 8 is a plan view of the locking device showing a use state attached to the game machine.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view of a locking device according to another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1-base frame 2-mounting plate 3-support plate 4, 5-ring member 6-connection rod 7-cylinder lock 8-engaging plate 16-actuation rod 24-mounting bracket

Claims

A connecting rod is slidably disposed inside a vertically long base frame body having a mounting plate and a support plate substantially perpendicular to the mounting plate, and a hook member can tilt on the upper and lower portions of the supporting plate. The upper and lower ends of the connecting rod are connected to the flange member, and a cylinder lock is attached to the outer surface of the mounting plate via a mounting bracket, and the connecting rod is rotated by rotating the lock shaft of the cylinder lock. The base frame body is vertically attached to the inside of the front frame of the game machine with the flange member facing the main body frame side, and the receiving metal fitting attached to the inner side of the main body frame In a locking device of a game machine that locks the front frame by locking a scissors member, slides the connecting scissors by rotating the lock shaft of the cylinder lock, and tilts the scissors member to unlock it.
A mounting portion is formed on the mounting bracket in parallel with the support plate , and the cylinder lock is mounted on the mounting portion with the front face of the key hole parallel to the support plate, and an engagement plate is mounted on the lock shaft of the cylinder lock. An engagement portion that is fixed and engageable with the engagement plate is provided in a part of the coupling rod, and the engagement portion is disposed to protrude from the long hole provided in the attachment plate to the outside of the attachment plate. An operating rod having an operating piece for operating the switch means is slidably disposed between the support plate of the base frame and the connecting rod, and the cylinder lock is engaged with a part of the operating rod. An engagement portion that can be engaged with the plywood is provided, and the engagement portion of the operating rod projects from the elongated hole provided in the attachment plate to the outside of the attachment plate, and is provided on one of the lock shafts of the cylinder lock. The engagement plate engages with the connecting rod by turning to the other side, and the engagement plate moves to the other side by turning to the other side of the lock shaft of the cylinder lock. Locking device of a game machine, characterized by engaging portions engage with rod.

A connecting rod is slidably disposed inside a vertically long base frame body having a mounting plate and a support plate substantially perpendicular to the mounting plate, and a hook member can tilt on the upper and lower portions of the supporting plate. The upper and lower ends of the connecting rod are connected to the flange member, and a cylinder lock is attached to the outer surface of the mounting plate via a mounting bracket, and the connecting rod is rotated by rotating the lock shaft of the cylinder lock. The base frame body is vertically attached to the inside of the front frame of the game machine with the flange member facing the main body frame side, and the receiving metal fitting attached to the inner side of the main body frame In a locking device of a game machine that locks the front frame by locking a scissors member, slides the connecting scissors by rotating the lock shaft of the cylinder lock, and tilts the scissors member to unlock it.
An attachment portion is formed on the attachment bracket by inclining an angle of the base frame body with respect to the attachment plate to less than 90 degrees, and the cylinder lock is parallel to the support plate of the base frame body on the front surface of the key hole. An engaging plate is fixed to the lock shaft of the cylinder lock, and an engaging portion that can be engaged with the engaging plate is provided on a part of the connecting rod. Is an operating rod having an operating piece for operating the switch means between the support plate of the base frame and the connecting rod, which is arranged to protrude from the long hole provided in the mounting plate to the outside of the mounting plate. Is formed slidably, and an engaging portion that can be engaged with the engaging plate of the cylinder lock is formed in a part of the operating rod. The engaging portion of the operating rod is a long hole provided in the mounting plate. Projecting from the mounting plate to the outside of the mounting plate, and the engagement plate is connected to the coupling shaft by turning to one of the lock shafts of the cylinder lock. Engagement with, the locking device of the game machine engaging plywood by the rotation of the other lock shaft of the cylinder lock, characterized in that the engagement with the engaging portion of the operating rod.